The Great Railway Bazaar
By Train Through Asia
$38.69
- Paperback
384 pages
- Release Date
26 September 2008
Summary
Paul Theroux’s world-famous and well-loved homage to train travel brought to you in a stunning new cover.
The Orient Express; The Khyber Pass Local; the Delhi Mail from Jaipur; the Golden Arrow of Kuala; the Trans-Siberian Express; these are just some of the trains steaming through Paul Theroux’s epic rail journey from London across Europe through India and Asia. This was a trip of discovery made in the mid-seventies, a time before the West had embraced the places, peoples, food, fait…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141038841 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0141038845 |
| Author: | Paul Theroux |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 384 |
| Release Date: | 26 September 2008 |
| Weight: | 271g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 129mm x 23mm |
| Series: | Penguin Modern Classics |
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One of the most entertaining books I have read in a long while … Superb comic detail
One of the most entertaining books I have read in a long while … Superb comic detail – Angus Wilson Observer He has done our travelling for us brilliantly William Golding
About The Author
Paul Theroux
Paul Theroux has written many works of fiction and travel writing, including the modern classics The Great Railway Bazaar, The Old Patagonian Express, My Secret History and The Mosquito Coast. He won the Edward Stanford Award for Outstanding Contribution to Travel Writing 2020. Paul Theroux divides his time between Cape Cod and the Hawaiian islands.
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